Chrysanthemums have been cultivated for medicinal and culinary purposes since ancient times in China and were brought to Japan in around the Heian period (794–1185). Chōyō-no-sekku (the ...

To use “A Case Study of Heian Japan Through Art,” you will need to print the scroll selections for analysis by students. Links to these prints are provided in the Heian Japan Online Image List. You ...

Clothing is a cultural identifier and, to many, a symbol of national identity and ... The first ancestor of the kimono appeared in Japan in the Heian period (794-1185). Still often worn with ...

The "Roto-no-gi" parade, a reenactment of a Heian period (794-1185 ... participants walked with lush "Aoi-katsura" ornaments, the symbol of the festival, adorning their crowns and chests.

squeamishly pacifist Heian Period (794-1185) is in full flower. The supreme literary masterpiece of the era, “The Tale of Genji,” is a generation in the future, but a promising precursor of ...

It's one of the most famous opening sentences in Japanese literature. There's nothing quite like Japan's Heian Period (794-1185). Four centuries of peace set it apart; set it outside history.

The buildings and gardens were designed to evoke the Heian period (794-1185), when Kyoto’s aesthetic began to flourish. The main building is a scaled-down replica of the first Imperial Palace ...

The ceremony is held to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a scholar, poet and politician in the Heian Period (794-1185). This year’s event marked the 60th since the tradition was ...